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Book-hunting route · Newcastle upon Tyne

Station Road run

5 shops · about 9 minutes on foot · 0.6 km

The Salvation Army on Atkinson Street starts this 5 stop route, which covers 9 minutes in total. It heads onto Station Road for Barnardo's, Farplace Animal Rescue and R&G Spiritual Hair Studio, 3 of the 5 stops on that street. The walk ends at Cats Protection on High Street East, 7 minutes on from the last Station Road stop.

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above follows the streets, routed on OpenStreetMap data.

The stops, in walking order

Starts at the end nearest the city centre. Times are pavement estimates at an easy pace.

  1. 1 The Salvation Army

    Charity shop · Atkinson Street

  2. 2

    2 min walk

    Barnardo's

    Charity shop · Station Road

  3. 3

    1 min walk

    Farplace Animal Rescue

    Charity shop · Station Road

  4. 4

    1 min walk

    R&G Spiritual Hair Studio

    Charity shop · Station Road

  5. 5

    7 min walk

    Cats Protection

    Charity shop · High Street East

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How the route is built

Shops within about 400 metres of the next one count as one run, walked from the end nearest the centre. Long runs are cut into legs of ten stops or fewer. The distance follows the streets; the minutes are an easy-pace estimate. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the volunteer-run ones before you set out.

See all charity shops in Newcastle upon Tyne, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

Nearby: Charity shops in Sunderland· Charity shops in Durham· Charity shops in Middlesbrough· Charity shops in Carlisle

Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

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